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Reid Carter covers explosive testimony in Las Vegas where Deviere Willette, 29, testifies against his wife Devyn Michaels—accused of beheading his father Johnathan while Deviere slept upstairs. Defense blames Deviere for the murder. Prosecutors say Michaels wanted future with stepson, killed father to clear path. Victim's bloody phone found in driveway, daughter handed it to mom saying "here's dad...

Reid Carter covers three major developments. Ashlee Buzzard arrested on false imprisonment charge as nine-year-old daughter Melodee remains missing—investigators discovered mother changed wigs during cross-country road trip, switched license plates to avoid detection. Former NFL star Antonio Brown arrested in Dubai on attempted murder charge—accused of shooting man after celebrity boxing event in...

Reid Carter exposes how Christopher Scholtes killed himself Tuesday night rather than face 20-30 years for leaving two-year-old Parker to die in hot car while watching porn and playing video games. Found dead Wednesday morning hours before surrendering to custody. His 17-year-old daughter wasn't surprised. Monday, Arizona vegan chef Anthony Milan Ross found guilty of murdering wife Iris and childr...

Reid Carter concludes the Aileen Wuornos special with the betrayal that sealed her fate. January 1991: Police offered Tyria Moore full immunity to testify against Aileen—she took it immediately. Recorded eleven phone calls manipulating Aileen to confess. January 1992: Trial for Richard Mallory's murder. Jury never heard he was convicted rapist. Guilty verdict in two hours. Six death sentences tota...

Reid Carter exposes how Aileen Wuornos became America's first female serial killer targeting adult male strangers. Born February 1956 to teenage mother who abandoned her at four. Raped starting at seven. Pregnant at fourteen. Homeless at fifteen. November 1989: killed first victim Richard Mallory—claimed self-defense after he raped her. Then kept killing. Seven middle-aged men dead in thirteen mon...

Reid Carter breaks down the robbery of the decade - thieves stole eight pieces of French Crown Jewels worth $100 million from the Louvre in broad daylight, spending only four minutes inside. Used truck-mounted lift to access second-floor balcony. Escaped on motor scooters. Left behind helmet, gloves, circular saw, walkie-talkie. DNA on those items led police to three suspects in less than a week u...

Reid Carter exposes the master identity thief nobody can name—cycled through 15 aliases over 33 years committing deed fraud, drug trafficking, and assault across seven states. Started as Elvis Teller in 1992, stole Carl Avinger's identity in 2003, ran Queens real estate scam with pregnant girlfriend Autumn Valeri in 2023. Caught March 2025 when real Carl Avinger called prosecutors from Tennessee....

Reid Carter starts with an apology about the John Wayne Gacy Part 2 mix-up from October, then covers two disturbing cases. Nine-year-old Melodee Buzzard missing since October 9th after mother Ashlee took her on three-day road trip to Nebraska, switched license plates to avoid detection, returned home without her daughter. FBI searching. Mother uncooperative. Last seen near Colorado-Utah border wea...

Reid Carter exposes day four testimony in Abby Zwerner's $40 million lawsuit where the shot teacher told jurors "I thought I was dying, I thought I had died" after her six-year-old student shot her—bullet still lodged near her heart. Former assistant principal ignored four warnings about gun. Colorado trial starts for Darin Thrailkill accused of strangling girlfriend's six-year-old son Martin Osin...

Reid Carter covers Sean 'Diddy' Combs photographed for first time since arrest at Fort Dix Federal Correctional Institute working laundry detail - beard gray and untamed, appeals sentence while Trump mulls pardon request. Friday verdict: Alicia Andrews found guilty of manslaughter in Jacksonville rapper Julio Foolio's murder - jury rejected first-degree murder and conspiracy charges, sentencing De...

Reid Carter concludes the Selena special on Dia de los Muertos with the October 1995 trial that gripped the nation. Moved from Corpus Christi to Houston, Yolanda Saldívar's defense claimed accident and suicide attempt while prosecutors proved cold-blooded murder. Bullet trajectory showed Selena running for her life. Jury deliberated less than three hours—guilty of first-degree murder. Life in pris...

Reid Carter begins a Dia de los Muertos weekend special on Selena Quintanilla-Pérez, murdered at 23 by her fan club president. March 31, 1995, Corpus Christi—Selena confronted Yolanda Saldívar about $60,000 in embezzled funds at the Days Inn. Yolanda shot her in the back. Selena ran to the lobby bleeding, named her killer—"Yolanda Saldívar, room 158"—and died an hour later. Nine-and-a-half-hour st...

Reid Carter examines America's most famous unsolved murder on Halloween. August 4, 1892, Fall River, Massachusetts—someone took an axe to Andrew Borden and his wife Abby. Eleven blows crushed Andrew's skull. Seventeen mutilated Abby's head. Daughter Lizzie claimed she found them. Burned a dress three days later. Changed her story. Had no alibi. June 1893 trial: all-male jury acquitted her in one h...

Reid Carter updates Jessica Quintana case with disturbing revelations - Texas mother tried to drown three kids with tequila and Nyquil because husband Domingo trapped her on 300-acre estate, took phone and car keys. Children desperate to see mother but terrified of father. New Hampshire jury finds Marine veteran Dustin Duren guilty on all counts after three-hour deliberation - shot girlfriend Cait...

Reid Carter covers Diddy getting May 2028 release date after 50-month sentence for prostitution charges - convicted mogul currently at MDC Brooklyn awaiting transfer. Bionca Ellis, 34, sentenced Monday to life without parole for stabbing stranger's three-year-old son Julian Wood to death in Cleveland grocery store parking lot - schizophrenic stalked mother and child through store holding stolen bu...

Reid Carter delivers updates from two explosive murder trials. In Tampa, Alicia Andrews' alleged role coordinating rapper Julio Foolio's birthday ambush unravels as prosecutors reveal her 2021 text: "he need to die." Friend testifies about gang war discussions three years before the murder. Cell phone data tracks Andrews and boyfriend driving 200 miles to execute the hit. In New Hampshire, Marine...

Reid Carter exposes what's really happening inside Brooklyn's Metropolitan Detention Center where Luigi Mangione cleans toilets, receives 115 fan letters daily, and has raised $1.15 million for his defense. The alleged assassin's diary reveals chilling murder planning alongside bizarre Thailand stories about losing a bar fight to seven transgender women. Alec Baldwin's malicious prosecution lawsui...

Reid Carter concludes the Jeffrey Dahmer special with the trial that captivated America. January 1992: Dahmer pleaded guilty but insane to 15 murders. Defense claimed necrophilia and multiple personalities made him kill. Prosecution argued he was calculating, organized, and in complete control. February 15, 1992: Jury deliberated 10 hours—guilty but sane on all counts. Sentenced to 957 years in pr...

Reid Carter exposes how Jeffrey Dahmer murdered 17 young men between 1978 and 1991 while Milwaukee police ignored every warning sign. Convicted in 1988 for molesting a 13-year-old Laotian boy, served just 10 months. May 1991: Three police officers returned the victim's 14-year-old brother—naked, bleeding, and drugged—to Dahmer's apartment. Thirty minutes later, Konerak Sinthasomphone was dead. Jul...

Reid Carter takes a break from courtrooms to examine celebrities treading on the wrong side of the law. Luigi Mangione allegedly beaten by seven transgender women in Thailand months before assassinating UnitedHealthcare CEO - journal reveals planning. Terry Rozier and Chauncey Billups arrested by FBI in massive sports betting investigation linked to mafia. Mark Sanchez trial date set for December...

Reid Carter covers day three testimony in New Hampshire where Marine veteran Dustin Duren claims self-defense after shooting girlfriend Caitlyn Naffziger in front of their daughters - prosecutors say rage, defense says rescue. Three-time MVP Mike Trout testifies he saw no drug use from teammate Tyler Skaggs who died from fentanyl overdose in 2019 - widow suing Angels for $118 million claiming team...

Reid Carter covers White House denying TMZ report Trump considering commuting Diddy's sentence - calls it "fake news" but Trump previously said rapper is "sort of, half-innocent." Rebecca Grossman trying to block daughter Alexis from testifying in civil case after Grossman killed two boys racing her MLB lover - daughter has chronic PTSD. Wall Street financier Howard Rubin's estranged wife shows up...

Reid Carter covers Delbert Cornish planning to plead guilty to murdering daughter Onyx after son Lucian disarmed him and escaped - Cornish told police he planned to kill both children then himself. Detroit mother Charla and son Jalen Pendergrass charged with murdering Jalen's teen girlfriend London Thomas - body found in sealed plastic bin in SUV parked two weeks. Alicia Andrews on trial today for...

Reid Carter covers Darius McCrary denied bail after bizarre court appearance where Family Matters star represented himself saying "I'm here on special appearance" repeatedly - judge appointed public defender saying McCrary "unable to understand legalities." Twin sisters Samantha and Sarah Petersen sentenced - Samantha killed two Amish children while high on meth, tried to get twin to take the fall...

Reid Carter concludes the two-part John Wayne Gacy special timed with Peacock's "Devil in Disguise." After confessing to 33 murders, Gacy pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity, claiming multiple personalities made him kill. The jury didn't buy it - guilty on all counts. February 1980: sentenced to death. Fourteen years on death row painting clowns, giving interviews, showing zero remorse. May 1...